1、高等教育自學考試英語（二）精講班主講老師：唐軍Unit 5 Keeping Your DreamsAliveText BBegin Again1start over重新開始If everything in my life exploded，what kind of life would I have if I had to start over?當我失去了生活中的每件東西，在重新開始時我會選擇怎樣的生活呢?Text BBegin AgainTo begin again means that you wont give up.To begin again means youre tryingYo

2、u can either start over and live your life Or spend the rest of your life slowly dying It is never the falling that makes us failIt is never the pain or the crying.You can never fail in life，my friend， Unless you give up trying- Bob PerksText BBegin Again1. insurmountable（困難、問題等）無法克服的，難以解決的，不可逾越的The

3、 age barrier appeared insurmountable 年齡障礙看來是無法逾越的。No difficulty is insurmountable if one setsoneS mind on it精誠所至，金石為開。Text BBegin Again2. challenge n挑戰(zhàn)；艱巨任務The crossing of this dangerous fiver was a challenge to most of us對我們大多數(shù)人來說，橫渡這條充滿危險的大河確實是個挑戰(zhàn)。【常用搭配】beyond challenge無與倫比letter of challenge挑戰(zhàn)書un

4、der challenge of處于局面with challenge挑釁Text BBegin Again3. desperation n絕望；拼命；鋌而走險He fell into desperation on hearing the gloomy news 聽到這個不好的消息，他陷入了絕望?！窘x詞辨析】despair，desperation，depression，disappointment這些名詞都有“絕望，沮喪”之意。Text B Begin Againdespair普通用詞，指因 等因素而喪失希望和信心，陷入沮喪、絕望的境地。desperation語氣強烈， 指因絕望而使人采取無所

5、顧忌的瘋狂行動。depression側重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而產生的低落情緒。disappointment多指愿望或期望的落空?！境Ｓ么钆洹縤n desperation拼死，無可奈何地drive sbto desperation逼得某人走投無路Text BBegin Again4. value 重視；珍視The Chinese highly value the strong family ties 中國人高度重視家庭關系?！窘x詞辨析】value，merit，virtue，worth這組動詞都可以表示“價值”之意。value指“價值，意義”，含有excellent的意味。merit通常指人為

6、價值，所評論的事物本身也許比真實 的價值高。virtue通常指對人、物的“好處，優(yōu)越性”。worth通常指人們估計的價值比其本身的價值高。Text BBegin Again【常用搭配】value above把看得高于value at估價為value for因而喜愛或高度評價value on自夸， 引以為自豪5. wand n魔杖The magician is waving a magic wand 魔術師在揮舞魔杖。Text BBegin Again2. on ones feet （困境后）恢復，完全復原；（病后）痊愈This medicine will help to set you on

7、your feet 這種藥能幫你恢復健康。長沙二三三網絡科技有限公司版權所有Text BBegin AgainIt seems lately that more and more of my friends arefacing some seemingly insurmountable challenges in their livesA few have lost their jobs and some have failed marriagesAll too many have health issues or are battling cancerI dont know if it is

8、 desperation that causes them to turn to me for advice or whether they have come to value our friendshipBut it is difficult，to say the least to offer words of hope when all they feel is hopelessnessThey expect answers，some magic waving of a wandor a roadmap to get them back on their feet againText B

9、Begin Again3. struggle with；抗爭The old man has been struggling with illness 這位老人一直與病魔。some people never really master the art of being patient，and at times，all of US struggle with being patient很多人并沒有真正的掌握忍耐的藝術，我們所有人都在努力變得忍耐。Text BBegin Again6. quotev. 引用，弓I述She asked the reporter not to quote her rem

10、arks 她要求不要引述她的話?！窘x詞辨析】quote，cite，repeat這組動詞都有“引用”之意。quote指引用原文或別人的原話、文章，也指摘引別人的內容或意思，并且說明出處，可以是為了證明自己的論點，也可以是為達到修飾特殊效果。cite指為了證明自己的論點或某一特定的原因而引證別人的話或詞句。repeat只指重復別人的話或詞句，不注明出處。Text BBegin Again【常用搭配】Quote from 引用quote in full 引用全文quote in part引用部分quote out of摘自長沙二三三網絡科技有限公司版權所有Text BBegin AgainI ha

11、ve often struggled with what to sayMostlybecause I have faced many of the same challenges in my own life remember how empty I felt aftersomeone cheerfully offered words like, “Keep your chin up! Things will get better! “Hang in there!” “its always darkest,” etc.Yes，even those who were quick to quote

12、 theBible to me found me quite unreceptive at the time.Text BBegin Again7. inspiration n鼓舞人心的人（或事物）Her speeches have ever been a fount of inspiration to her audiences她的演說對于聽眾來說永遠是靈感之源。His wife was a constant inspiration to him 他的妻子經常鼓勵他。【常用搭配】by the inspiration在的鼓舞下onwith a sudden inspiration靈機一動wit

13、hout an inspiration沒有靈感inspiration to對的鼓舞Text BBegin Again8. contactv. 聯(lián)系，聯(lián)絡Contact the police at once! 立刻與聯(lián)系!Our patrols on all our fronts contacted noenemy today今天我方在各條戰(zhàn)線上的巡邏隊均未遭遇敵人。Text BBegin Again【近義詞辨析】contact，touch這兩個動詞都可表示“接觸，聯(lián)系”之意。contact指抽象的接觸，僅指聯(lián)系而身體未必接觸。touch指具體的、感覺器官的接觸，并暗示這類接觸所帶來的優(yōu)美或親密的感覺?！境Ｓ么钆洹縞ontact sbabout sth與某人聯(lián)系某事con